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  • initialism economics Portugal, Italy, Ireland, Greece, Great Britain (UK) and Spain, grouped on the basis of their high indebtness.

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  • More recently, the UK and Ireland have been thought of as additional PIGS so the acronym has become PIIGGS.

    SeekingAlpha.com: Home Page 2010

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